James the Berk?

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 105750

Kyntor wrote:
> You're right neither one of us know for sure if Snape has
> used "mudblood" before. However, he does use it here. My thinking
> is that if he used it here, he has probably used it before, whether
> or not it was against Lily.

Del replied:
>>Don't get me wrong, I agree with you : I'm pretty sure the word must
have escaped Snape's mouth quite a few times in all those years. But
my point is : we don't *know* that, we have no *proof*. And so we
can't use it as an argument.<<

HunterGreen:
Clearly there's no way to know for sure either way. But I think a 
pretty good case can be made for it being the only or one of the few 
times he used it aloud (outside of his slytherin buddies). Who have 
we heard use that word besides Snape? (as far as I can recall) 
Kreacher and Malfoy. Now Kreacher is a house-elf and is slightly off 
in the head, so he barely knows what he's saying, so the only person 
to proudly wave that word around in mixed company is Draco Malfoy. It 
sort of reminds me of Malfoy Sr. telling Draco not to bad-talk Harry 
Potter in public in CoS. That word might be fine around the death-
eater circle, but in public you keep it to yourself. While I'm sure 
he's not the only pure-blood enthusiast, Draco is the only one 
arrogant to use what is considered a horrible curse word. 

Snape does use it in the flashback, but in a very specific situation. 
This is after he's been humiliated in front of a crowd of people and 
was saved by a GIRL and a MUGGLE-BORN from his worst enemy. Talk 
about embarassement. No wonder he let a certain word slip out. I'm 
sure young Snape *thought* that word all the time, but considering 
his personality (he's far less verbose and popular than Draco), its 
unlikely that he used it on people very often. 

Anything's possible though.